Saint Fan CaM

Really shit sloppy pass from Mara there.

Brilliant again from Fraser 3-0. None of our strikers can do that it seems.

Che on for his annual shop window match. 😂

Mara is fucking quality! 😂😂😂 To be fair I’d score that without dropping my OAP card! 😂😂

Mara also having an absolute mare - showing no quality whatsoever.

Fuck me - defence is falling apart and it’s the CBs making all the mistakes.

SAA needs to be careful - looking at a second yellow the way he’s going.

Oh dear, Stephens completely having a brain fart moment.

Really need to put this to bed early in the 2nd half otherwise it’ll get chaotic and panicked later in the game. Alcarez increasing his pass rate over 20% would be nice too. I’d be tempted to play Fraser through the middle!

Alcarez is having a bit of a mare.

Another player with square boots…Smallbone this time. Saints looking too sloppy now.

Brilliant save from Lumley!!!

Tell you what, anyone saying we need a LB…look to Meghoma…twice the player Manning is.

And Mara.

Amazing looking back at Frasers strike. He brought it down and hit it across goal in a way none of our actual strikers could or would. Class shows.

Alcarez is really blowing hit and cold in front of goal at the moment…needs a little more composure.

Absolutely beautiful first time cross!

1-0 Fraser. Lovely!

Brave line-up. In theory we should be smashing this…but.

That’s part of the problem though…it unbalances the defence. He interprets RM-ball in his own way and tries to play like KWP, but with 50% of the ability, meaning his deficiencies especially in defence (but also in transition) are often horribly exposed. A decent team like Leicester will take him apart.

Does that mean responding to it is a bit like lifting the dogs tail, getting in close for inspection and saying “oh yeah, you do have an arse”? 🤔😉🤣

Whatever happened to the Woolston Ferry (bridge?) song? OK so it’s not there any more but it’s part of the club and areas history.

Sounds like a Saints type move. 6’1” tall, two footed, can head a ball and knows where the goal is…what’s not to like? A Che upgrade if you like.

To sit on the bench like Bree? There’s no way RM will displace Manning at LB unless he’s injured. No way.

I did actually say “too many” and the inference was IF this was the case. Martin seems to thrive on being buddies with certain individuals and while our results have been impressive, there have been fluctuations. Bringing Manning in over Bree was the start and then finding a way to get Stephens into the mix by displacing KWP from his natural position are examples of his approach which I don’t like. Round pegs, round holes and a balanced team makes for a better performance and over the last two games at least I would argue that we’ve seen a less organised, less composed defence.